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Jail for homeless man who made up missing wife and baby

Jail for homeless man who made up missing wife and baby

A major hunt was sparked as police desperately searched for a vulnerable mother and her baby... who didn't exist.

PM's praise for former Pfizer site

PM's praise for former Pfizer site

Prime Minister David Cameron has today praised the success of the Discover Park in east Kent after the closure of the Pfizer site.

Stone me! Slabs worth £7k dug up and stolen from historic town centre

Stone me! Slabs worth £7k dug up and stolen from historic town centre

Rare paving slabs worth more than £7,000 have been dug up in a historic town centre by someone thought to be posing as a workman.

Tributes to teen killed with best friend after car crashes into pub

Tributes to teen killed with best friend after car crashes into pub

Thousands have honoured a teenager killed with his best friend in a crash as a 17-year-old driver accused of causing their deaths is released on bail.

Horror as mum finds needle in baby milk

Horror as mum finds needle in baby milk

An investigation has been launched after a new mother found a sewing needle in formula milk she was preparing for her six-week-old daughter.

Investigation launched after dead dog found hidden behind bins

Investigation launched after dead dog found hidden behind bins

RSPCA inspectors believe a dead dog could have been deliberately hidden behind bins after being killed in a road accident.

Airport £4.4m revamp a step closer

Airport £4.4m revamp a step closer

Controversial plans to redevelop Rochester Airport have moved a step closer despite more than 700 objections from residents.

Apology after commuter trains to Kent delayed by hours

Apology after commuter trains to Kent delayed by hours

Commuters have been offered an apology today after trains into Kent from London were severely delayed for several hours.

Delays after car overturns in M25 crash

Delays after car overturns in M25 crash

Drivers have been stuck in long queues on the M25 into Kent this morning after a car overturned in a crash with a lorry.

Reprieve for 11 children's centres threatened with closure

Reprieve for 11 children's centres threatened with closure

Almost half of children's centres earmarked for closure under cost-cutting plans have been saved - but others will still shut or have reduced hours.

Student jailed for having loaded sawn-off shotgun in street

Student jailed for having loaded sawn-off shotgun in street

The son of a church-going couple has been locked up for 12 years after police found him with a loaded sawn-off shotgun in a quiet residential street.

Tributes to father killed after van overturns in M25 tragedy

Tributes to father killed after van overturns in M25 tragedy

Friends of a well-known father killed when a van overturned on a motorway slip road have spoken of their devastation at his death.

UKIP support to soar, poll finds

UKIP support to soar, poll finds

Support for UKIP would soar if an election was held tomorrow in a constituency where a Tory MP has announced she is standing down, a survey has found.

Girl's ordeal at being 'grabbed by man who carried her down street'

Girl's ordeal at being 'grabbed by man who carried her down street'

A teenage girl has told police she was grabbed around the waist by a man who picked her up and carried her down the street in a terrifying ordeal.

Girl fights for life after harbour fall

Girl fights for life after harbour fall

A 17-year-old girl is in a critical condition in hospital with head injuries today after falling into a harbour.

Murderer went on the run because he 'couldn't cope' with open prison

Murderer went on the run because he 'couldn't cope' with open prison

A convicted murder said to feel vulnerable in an open prison went on the run for more than two months after he was attacked by two other inmates.

Phone user could hold vital clues to fatal car park attack

Phone user could hold vital clues to fatal car park attack

Police are hoping to piece together the final hours of a man beaten to death as he slept in a car park.

Woman's 'horrendous' armed raid ordeal

Woman's 'horrendous' armed raid ordeal

It took just three minutes for masked men wielding a sword, sledgehammer and handgun to terrorise a woman in her own home.

Sports minister fails to get a single answer right in basic quiz

Sports minister fails to get a single answer right in basic quiz

A Kent MP and sports minister has been left embarrassed after failing to get a single answer right in a basic quiz... but how would you have done?

Three hurt in head-on smash

Three hurt in head-on smash

Three people have been taken to hospital after a head-on crash between a Jaguar and 4x4 vehicle.

MP 'isn't quitting over Farage fears'

MP 'isn't quitting over Farage fears'

UKIP claims that a Kent MP decided not to stand for re-election over fears of facing Nigel Farage at the polls have been rubbished by her colleagues.

Breast is best for calendar girls

Breast is best for calendar girls

A group of mothers have posed for a calendar with a difference... while breastfeeding their children.

Parents of man feared dead after ferry plunge call for CCTV cameras

Parents of man feared dead after ferry plunge call for CCTV cameras

The parents of a man feared dead after going missing on a ferry have launched a petition for CCTV cameras on all passenger decks to save other lives.

Tragedy of young biker killed in mystery crash on test ride

Tragedy of young biker killed in mystery crash on test ride

A stunned driver has told an inquest how she saw a motorbike "aquaplaning" along a road after the young rider was thrown off in a mystery crash.

Ex-nurse faces trial accused of trying to poison woman

Ex-nurse faces trial accused of trying to poison woman

A former nurse has today been told he is due to stand trial accused of administering poison to a woman and attempting to meet a 14-year-old girl.

Man 'stabbed with needle' near eye

Man 'stabbed with needle' near eye

A man on crutches was stabbed near his eye with what is thought to be a needle after asking two men who were blocking a footpath to move.

Former Bank of England governor and ex-KCC chairman dies

Former Bank of England governor and ex-KCC chairman dies

Tributes are today being paid to well-known Kent figure Lord Kingsdown who has died, aged 86.

Killer guilty of sex offences on girl in sick cowgirls 'game'

Killer guilty of sex offences on girl in sick cowgirls 'game'

A convicted killer has been found guilty of sexually abusing a girl more than 30 years ago by telling her it was "what cowgirls did".

Woman trampled to death by horse had left hospital just hours earlier

Woman trampled to death by horse had left hospital just hours earlier

A mother recovering from alcoholism was killed by the hooves of a large horse just hours after discharging herself from hospital, it has emerged.

Mystery of gran missing for a month after vanishing to Mexico

Mystery of gran missing for a month after vanishing to Mexico

The family of a missing grandmother are fearing for her safety after she disappeared while shopping a month ago and later boarded a flight to Mexico.

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